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"HBweCU" is taking audiences on a journey into Black America’s most precious institutions: our Historically Black Colleges and Universities. From the culture of HBCU Homecomings to the students, faculty and alumni of the 107 schools to the various topics that affect them, we’re committed to shining a light on these educational institutions. New content including articles, videos and photo galleries will display the best in Black Excellence and will feature the faces and voices of the very people who make HBCUs so memorable and special.

HBCU Kings and Queens 2022-2023

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GALLERIES

Homecoming Memories 2022: Florida A&M University

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HBCU Homecoming Memories 2022: Southern University and A&M College

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Homecoming Memories 2022: Howard University

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FEATURE STORIES

Why ‘Coming To America’ Has A Different Meaning For International HBCU Students

While a combination of a global pandemic, changes in immigration policy and the end of a scholarship program has slowed the pace a little, Black colleges are still a destination for international students.
12/14/2022
HBCU Student and alumni side hustles

HBCU Students Find Ways To Make Their Side Hustles Ca-Ching

Bucking the stereotype of the “broke college student,” young Black entrepreneurs are finding ways to make their hobbies pad their paychecks.
12/05/2022

Another Type Of Homecoming: What's Behind The Jump in HBCU Enrollment?

For reasons ranging from better financial aid to academic environments that comes with a safer space, young people are increasingly turning to HBCUs.
10/21/2022
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HBCU Party Anthems: Wipe Me Down

Why Boosie Badazz's 2006 Hit Still Packs College Parties
10/28/2022

Generation to Generation: A Family Passes Down The HBCU Tradition

One point of pride for many parents is when their children attend the same college they did, for the Brandon family, that happened with an HBCU.
10/28/2022

Glamour Magazine's 2022 HBCU College Women of the Year

Karyn Onyeneho Is a Maverick for Change in the Field of Human Genetics

Onyeneho, 39, recently earned her PhD from Howard University and is working full-time at the National Institutes of Health to focus on diversity and equity in the public health space.
12/01/2022

Evolone Layne Is Taking Over STEM, One App at a Time

The Howard University junior intertwines her love for music with her passion for artificial intelligence, and she’s committed to using technology to help her community.
12/01/2022

Kennedy Whisenant Is Working to Make Inclusive Fashion a Reality

Only the second African American woman to win Miss Collegiate America 2022, the Clark Atlanta student is taking support from her HBCU village and aiming high.
12/01/2022

Noella Williams: Activist, Anime Fan, Author

After transferring to Florida’s largest historically Black university, Williams’s world opened up when she realized that there was space for reproductive justice and radical politics at Florida A&M.
12/01/2022

Maisie Brown, 21, Is Becoming the Face and Voice of the Jackson Water Crisis

The Jackson State University sophomore is leading the effort to deliver drinking water to residents who can’t make it to the city’s distribution centers.
12/01/2022

Mallory Butts Is Putting Black Beauty First

She used to make her own beauty products as a kid. Now the 19-year-old Spelman College chemical engineering student is on her way to making it her job.
12/01/2022

Winslyn Parrish Is on a Mission to Destigmatize Therapy for Black Women

After losing her mother a year ago, Parrish has doubled down on her commitment to embrace community, prioritize her mental health, and lean into the health justice space—all while maintaining a 4.0. How does she do it? A lot of therapy.
12/01/2022

Kennedy Orr Wants to Create a Cannabis Industry for the Culture

Forging a space where the Black community can enter the leafy business is a feat, but with an HBCU education, Orr knows anything is possible.
12/01/2022

VIDEOS

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HBweCU: The Loudest & Proudest Homecomings

HBCU homecomings are the flyest parties of the year. Known as one of the birthplaces of Black kings and queens, HBCUs are places of comfort and the spots we call home, long after graduation. We live for the days when we can leave our busy schedules for a weekend and go back to the schools that made us. Here are the HBCUs that turn Black excellence and Black joy up to the max during homecoming season! 
09/21/2023
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HBCU Party Anthems: 'Da Butt' by EU

Now regarded as a classic, the song introduced everyone to go-go music, something that had long been a mainstay of HBCUs near Washington D.C.
10/18/2022
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Black College Love: HBCUs Impact On Pop Culture Moments.

Did an HBCU romance have an impact on your love life? Here's how love at Black Colleges influence so much mainstream culture
10/12/2022
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HBCU Party Anthems: 'Before I Let Go' By Frankie Beverly and Maze

We salute the artists who created songs synonymous with HBCU homecomings and Black celebrations.
10/07/2022

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The HBCU Runway: Looking Good at Homecoming and Feelin' It

If you want to look fierce during Homecoming season, check out these fashion influencers who know what style is and how to work it!
10/21/2022
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HBCU Phenom: Sean 'Diddy' Combs -- From Howard U To Superstardom

Starting out at HU in the late 80s, the Harlem-bred impresario moved from the campus to being one of the most prolific creators in music history.
10/21/2022

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Spelman Professor Says School Inflated Students' Grades, Fired Him When He Complained

In a termination letter, the HBCU points to student complaints and his lack of accessibility, the instructor says.
11/28/2023

An HBCU Made Me: Walmart Celebrates Impressive Alums from Historically Black Schools

Get familiar with three graduates from Virginia State University, North Carolina Central University, and Mississippi Valley State University.
11/27/2023

HBCU Virginia State To Host a 2024 Presidential Debate

The debate is scheduled for October 1, 2024, and will be held at the VSU Multipurpose Center.
11/22/2023
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HBweCU: The Livest Bands in the Land

HBCU marching bands illuminate the Black experience through creative expression. It isn’t merely entertainment, though you will be entertained — but even more, you’ll walk away empowered and jammin’.
11/21/2023

Second Suspect Arrested In Morgan State Campus Shooting

University officials canceled and postponed Homecoming festivities after the mass shooting.
11/21/2023

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade To Be Led By Alabama A&M Marching Band

The Marching Maroon and White will be the first HBCU marching band to lead the parade.
11/20/2023
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HBweCU On My Yard: Hampton University

BET gets ready with Hampton University senior Nayah Benet (@nayaahbenet) to hit the yard and give us an inside look at HU’s homecoming.
11/16/2023

Howard University’s New President, Using His Unique Background for Unique Times at ‘The Mecca’

Meet Dr. Ben Vinson, the recently inaugurated leader who wants to write the next chapter in HU’s storied history.
11/16/2023

Suspect Arrested In Shooting of Officer at HBCU Virginia State

21-year-old Deonta Blount of Chester was in connection to the shooting that left Officer Bruce Foster with life-threatening injuries.
11/16/2023

Suspects In Jackson State Shooting Released From Custody

Jamison Kelly, Jr. and Joshua Brown were released due to lack of evidence.
11/15/2023
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HBweCU: The Black Ivy Leagues of Business & STEM

HBCUs have contributed to business and STEM academics ecosystems in major ways. If you’re looking for the right curriculum in those fields, look no further than these Black colleges and universities.
11/14/2023